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Specification	MSI MPG Z890I EDGE TI WIFI Motherboard	ASRock Z890 Lightning WiFi 1851 ATX DDR5 Retail	GIGABYTE Z890I AORUS ULTRA Motherboard
Price (new) (differs)	£349.99as of 5 Nov, 18:21	£175.70as of 5 Nov, 18:22	£228.90as of 5 Nov, 18:22
Amazon Warehouse offer	not stated	not stated	not stated
RRP (differs)	£389.99	£608.99	£304.99
Price badge	not stated	not stated	not stated
First available on Amazon (differs)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)	Sep 2024 (2 yr 1 mo old)	Oct 2024 (2 yr old)
Brand (differs)	MSI	ASRock	Gigabyte
Socket	LGA1851	LGA1851	LGA1851
Chipset	Z890	Z890	Z890
Form factor (differs)	Mini-ITX	ATX	Mini-ITX
Memory type	DDR5	DDR5	DDR5
RAM slots (differs)	2	4	not stated
Maximum RAM (differs)	not stated	256 GB	not stated
Fastest RAM speed stated (differs)	8,600 MT/s	9,466 MT/s	8,800 MT/s
M.2 slots (differs)	4	2	not stated
Newest PCIe generation stated	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 5.0
PCIe 5.0 graphics slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot (differs)	Yes	not stated	not stated
WiFi	WiFi 7	WiFi 7	WiFi 7
Bluetooth (differs)	5.4	5.4	not stated
Wired LAN (differs)	5GbE	2.5GbE	2.5GbE
USB4 / Thunderbolt (differs)	Thunderbolt 4	USB4	Thunderbolt 4
Fastest USB-C port (differs)	40 Gbps	not stated	40 Gbps
SATA ports	not stated	not stated	not stated
Power phases (as stated by the maker) (differs)	not stated	not stated	8+1+2
BIOS flashback	not stated	not stated	not stated
Debug LED / POST code	not stated	not stated	not stated
ARGB headers (differs)	not stated	Yes	not stated
Video outputs (differs)	not stated	HDMI, DisplayPort	not stated
Audio codec (differs)	not stated	ALC1220	not stated
Colour	not stated	not stated	not stated
Amazon sales rank (differs)	#58,459	#185,620	#33,700
Buy	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

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